Denial of service in Intel UEFI Firmware

1) Insufficient Control Flow Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU100417

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25565

CWE-ID: CWE-691 - Insufficient Control Flow Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient control flow management. A local attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

UEFI firmware: All versions

Intel 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors: All versions

Intel 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:uefi_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_4th_generation_intel_xeon_scalable_processors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_5th_generation_intel_xeon_scalable_processors:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01085.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.